CA2204018A1 - 2-stage underreamer - Google Patents

2-stage underreamer

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Publication number
CA2204018A1
CA2204018A1 CA002204018A CA2204018A CA2204018A1 CA 2204018 A1 CA2204018 A1 CA 2204018A1 CA 002204018 A CA002204018 A CA 002204018A CA 2204018 A CA2204018 A CA 2204018A CA 2204018 A1 CA2204018 A1 CA 2204018A1
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Prior art keywords
blades
slots
underreamer
stage
stage underreamer
Prior art date
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Application number
CA002204018A
Other languages
French (fr)
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CA2204018C (en
Inventor
Bruce Mcgarian
Richard Alvin Armell
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Smith International Inc
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Individual
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Priority claimed from GB9422022A external-priority patent/GB9422022D0/en
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Priority to CA002534754A priority Critical patent/CA2534754C/en
Priority claimed from PCT/GB1995/002540 external-priority patent/WO1996013648A1/en
Publication of CA2204018A1 publication Critical patent/CA2204018A1/en
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Publication of CA2204018C publication Critical patent/CA2204018C/en
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Classifications

    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B10/00—Drill bits
    • E21B10/46—Drill bits characterised by wear resisting parts, e.g. diamond inserts
    • E21B10/56—Button-type inserts
    • E21B10/567—Button-type inserts with preformed cutting elements mounted on a distinct support, e.g. polycrystalline inserts
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B10/00—Drill bits
    • E21B10/26—Drill bits with leading portion, i.e. drill bits with a pilot cutter; Drill bits for enlarging the borehole, e.g. reamers
    • E21B10/32—Drill bits with leading portion, i.e. drill bits with a pilot cutter; Drill bits for enlarging the borehole, e.g. reamers with expansible cutting tools
    • E21B10/322—Drill bits with leading portion, i.e. drill bits with a pilot cutter; Drill bits for enlarging the borehole, e.g. reamers with expansible cutting tools cutter shifted by fluid pressure
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B17/00—Drilling rods or pipes; Flexible drill strings; Kellies; Drill collars; Sucker rods; Cables; Casings; Tubings
    • E21B17/10—Wear protectors; Centralising devices, e.g. stabilisers
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B47/00—Survey of boreholes or wells
    • E21B47/09—Locating or determining the position of objects in boreholes or wells, e.g. the position of an extending arm; Identifying the free or blocked portions of pipes
    • E21B47/095—Locating or determining the position of objects in boreholes or wells, e.g. the position of an extending arm; Identifying the free or blocked portions of pipes by detecting an acoustic anomalies, e.g. using mud-pressure pulses

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mining & Mineral Resources (AREA)
  • Geology (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Environmental & Geological Engineering (AREA)
  • Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
  • General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Geochemistry & Mineralogy (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Crystallography & Structural Chemistry (AREA)
  • Geophysics (AREA)
  • Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
  • Solid-Phase Diffusion Into Metallic Material Surfaces (AREA)
  • Earth Drilling (AREA)

Abstract

A 2-stage underreamer for use in a subterranean wellbore comprises a unitary body (2) having upper and lower blades (5A, 5B) and (6A, 6B) mounted in slots (3, 4) formed perpendicular to each other in the body. Separate upper and lower piston assemblies are provided for driving the blades (5A, 5B) and (6A, 6B) respectively from a storage configuration in which they are located substantially completely within the slots (3, 4) to a use position as illustrated in the figure. The blades each preferably comprise a steel arm having mounted thereon a base of tungsten nickel cobalt matrix in which diamond and/or tungsten carbide inserts are provided. A signal is given to the surface that the blades are in their extended position by changing the mud.
CA002204018A 1994-10-31 1995-10-31 2-stage underreamer Expired - Lifetime CA2204018C (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
CA002534754A CA2534754C (en) 1994-10-31 1995-10-31 Reaming tool

Applications Claiming Priority (5)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB9422022.5 1994-10-31
GB9422022A GB9422022D0 (en) 1994-10-31 1994-10-31 Two stage underreamer
GB9505430.0 1995-03-17
GBGB9505430.0A GB9505430D0 (en) 1994-10-31 1995-03-17 2-stage underreamer
PCT/GB1995/002540 WO1996013648A1 (en) 1994-10-31 1995-10-31 2-stage underreamer

Related Child Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
CA002534754A Division CA2534754C (en) 1994-10-31 1995-10-31 Reaming tool

Publications (2)

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CA2204018A1 true CA2204018A1 (en) 1996-05-09
CA2204018C CA2204018C (en) 2006-08-01

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Family Applications (1)

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CA002204018A Expired - Lifetime CA2204018C (en) 1994-10-31 1995-10-31 2-stage underreamer

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CA2204018C (en) 2006-08-01

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